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NC Health News - May 30, 2023 Biden administration, NC advocates align to combat plastic pollution

eco18 - May 18, 2022 18 Questions with Crystal Dreisbach: On Eliminating Single-Use Goods

WRAL - September 2, 2022 Partnership brings reusable lunch items to Durham charter school

NC Health News - August 9, 2022 Environmentalists say policies limiting single-use plastics are necessary to curb NC’s growing microplastics problem

Millie. Magazine - Spring 2022 issue Takeout Without the Trash

The Chronicle - January 28, 2022 Durham’s GreenToGo service offers a reusable solution to plastic takeout containers

Resource Recycling - January 24, 2022 Women in Circularity: Crystal Dreisbach

Waste Dive - December 13, 2021 Reuse rebounds: National Zero Waste Conference highlights policy potential in 2022

NPR - December 4, 2021 Reduce, reuse, recycle is getting a fourth R: Recirculation

The Indisposable Podcast (Upstream) - October 28, 2021 Reimagining Food Service Systems in Durham and Beyond

The Guardian - October 22, 2021 ‘The cusp of a reuse revolution’: startups take the waste out of takeout

The Herald-Sun - October 13, 2021 Durham considers charging shoppers a 10-cent bag fee

WRAL - October 11, 2021 Durham residents could soon be charged for single-use plastic bags

PMQ Pizza Magazine - June/July 2021 The Total Package

The News & Observer - November 24, 2020 More people working and staying at home in COVID-19 pandemic means record trash

UNC Media Hub - October 26, 2020 COVID-19 quarantine creates record amounts of trash

ABC11 News - February 10, 2020 Without a landfill in Durham, the city spends millions every year shipping trash elsewhere

Durham Magazine - February/March, 2020 2nd Annual Influencers Issue: The Green Dream Team

Freethink - January 29, 2020 In a Circular Economy, Leaders Look to Eliminate Waste

Technician - January 21, 2020 Local middle school students spread awareness on the dangers of single-use plastic bags

WRAL TechWire - December 9, 2019 Innovate Durham startups to showcase sustainability, crisis response, workflow and more

CID Design Group - November 2019 Featured in Macro Trends section, Multifamily Design Forecast, Vol. 19, pg. 50

GrepBeat - November 12, 2019 Durham’s GreenToGo Aims To Take The Trash Out Of Takeout Food

The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation - September 25, 2019 Crystal Dreisbach’s GreenToGo Makes It Easier for Restaurants to Kick the Styrofoam Habit

Government Technology - August 29, 2019 Durham, N.C., Picks Six Startups for Local Gov Collaboration

The News & Observer - August 28, 2019 Six startups will get to use Durham local governments as testing ground for new ideas

The Chronicle - August 28, 2019 A 10-cent bag fee may come to Durham, thanks to the help of a Duke Law clinic

City of Durham News - August 27, 2019 2019 Innovate Durham Partners Chosen

CBS 17 News - August 14, 2019 Durham officials consider 10-cent fee on plastic, paper bags

The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation - August 13, 2019 Ignite Retreat Speaker Leads Charge to Reduce Plastic Waste in Durham, N.C.

ABC11 Eyewitness News - August 13, 2019 Shoppers react to possible plastic-bag fee in Durham

NC Policy Watch - August 12, 2019 Plastic is not fantastic: Durham considers 10-cent fee on single-use bags

The News & Observer - August 12, 2019 Durham environment board endorses proposed 10-cent fee on plastic shopping bags

Restaurant Hospitality - July 22, 2019 Will reusables replace disposables for takeout?

The Impact Report Podcast - April 19, 2019 Leading the Revolution in Trash Prevention

GreenBiz - April 19, 2019 How the founder of GreenToGo is forging a local circular economy

Chapelboro, 97.9 The Hill - April 13, 2019 Don’t Waste Durham

WUNC - April 1, 2019 A Hyperlocal Plan to Cut Back on Plastic

Sustainable America - March 18, 2019 New Ways to Close the Loop on Single-Use Packaging

Open Eye Creative - February 15, 2019 Sustainable Business and Social Impact Conference: Top 5 Takeaways

Waste360 - November 8, 2018 Small Wave of Food Trucks Go Green

CBC News - October 22, 2018 6 ways to do takeout — without the waste (video)

CBC News - October 18, 2018 6 ways to do takeout — without the waste

WRAL TechWire - October 1, 2018 24 startups from across state are semifinalists for $50K NC IDEA grants

Natural Awakenings Triangle - September 2018 Zero Waste Lifestyle, Ways to Make Far Less Trash

WRAL TechWire - August 22, 2018 Photo shoot: RIoT throws a bash for ‘Pitch Night’

PBS NewsHour - August 21, 2018 This restaurant takeout service swaps styrofoam for sustainable

KaTom – July 12, 2018 Reusable To-Go Containers Take Off in Durham

Treehugger – June 19, 2018 Reusable to-go container schemes: Does your city have one?

WRAL TechWire – June 19, 2018 Fuel for Startups: More entrepreneurs turn to accelerators to fast-track growth 

Press Conference for Statewide Styrofoam Ban, Executive Director speaks about Don't Waste Durham's position on Styrofoam – June 6, 2018

News & Observer – June 6, 2018 It's Polluting Waters and Filling Landfills. Now Some Groups Say Ban It in NC

Restaurant Hospitality – April 17, 2018 Taking The Trash Out Of Takeout

Treehugger – January 16, 2018 Are Single-Use Plastics Having Their Coal Moment?

Fast Company Magazine – April 17, 2017 Announcing the United States of Innovation 2017

Clarion Content – Nov. 30, 2016 Durham GreenToGo Reusable Takeout Container Service

Durham Central Park – Nov. 29, 2016 Waste Reduction and GreenToGo!

Reid Miller Apparel – Nov. 29, 2016 Crystal Dreisbach's War on Waste in Durham, NC

WUNC/NC Public Radio – Nov. 23, 2016 Sustainability Activists Raise Money For Green Restaurant Take-Out System

Indy Week – Oct. 19, 2016 The Greenbox Project Brings Reusable To-Go Boxes to Durham Restaurants

Indy Week – Oct. 3, 2016 Two Food Trucks Earn Sustainable Certification by Community Group Don't Waste Durham